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So We Meet Again: HiBye Revisited is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Price: Free Score: 8/10 By A. Papachristos

The iTunes App Store is chock full of options. No matter what you’re looking for, there truly is an app for that. And, with so many developers creating similar apps, all trying to fill the same needs, their greatest task is to attract attention, making their product the one you simply cannot function without. For those who are truly confident in what their product has to offer, the ideal (and easiest) way to attract new buyers is to offer a free sampling.

HiBye Free by shani hajbi, like its paid version ($0.99), is designed to help you organize your temporary contacts list so you do not accidentally delete important phone numbers from your already jumbled call list, allowing users to save numbers they may need to reference later, complete with timer and note functions.

With the timer function, users can add a temporary contact to their list, setting a specific expiration date for that contact. This will ensure that these mainly extraneous phone numbers, email address and various other bits of information will not remain on your list too long and clutter the rest of your official contact list because, conveniently, HiBye Free syncs directly with the rest of your contacts. When the life span of the contact is just about up, the timer will alert you so you can choose to permanently delete the contact or extend its life span.

Upon startup, users will see that the main screen is also the ‘Contacts’ tab, where they can find the list of all those temporary contacts they have added. This is also the very place they can add more contacts to their list by using the ‘+’ icon in the top right corner. When entering a new contact, users can enter the same types of information they normally do under the general contacts list on their device. HiBye Free recommends adding a note so you always remember exactly why a given contact was saved to your temporary list.

In the top left corner, users will find the ‘Settings’ button. Here, users can set their timer specifications. With HiBye Free, users can only assign a timer of up to a week, while they can save a contact for up to a year with the full version. However, this gives users a nice taste of HiBye’s capabilities. Users may also enable the HiBye Dummy, which shows up in your regular contacts list. Using the dummy, users can enter temporary contact information right from their contacts list, never having to launch HiBye Free to do so.

When contacts are about to expire, users will find their information under the ‘TimeOut’ tab, where they will be able determine the contact’s fate. HiBye Free suits the iPhone user best because iPod Touch users would need to juggle two devices to maximize the app’s usefulness, inputting the information manually instead of extracting it directly from your log.

Users may access all these conveniences within the paid application, as well as advanced services including: setting the timer for up to one year; archiving your contacts with the ability to restore them with one click; creating custom contact categories. However, HiBye Free does a great job of supplementing the main characteristic of the paid version, while dangling the appealing traits of the full version within a tempting distance of the consumer’s nose.

To view my original review of HiBye (paid edition), click here.

HiBye Free requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.

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HiBye Helps Organize Temporary Contact Confusion is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Price: $1.99 Score: 8/10 By A. Papachristos

Everyone could use a little help when it comes to organization. Even the biggest neat freaks can often find themselves misplacing items or confusing bits of information. But when clutter begins to plague something as vital as your phone, such disarray could become costly to both your personal and professional lives.

For anyone who has ever accidentally deleted an important phone number from his or her jumbled call history, or lost the contact information of a potential client or significant other, HiBye by shani hajbi is for you. Designed to help you keep track of your temporary contacts list, HiBye allows users to organize everything into a category separate from your typical list of contacts, while still uniting them both to create a streamlined, tidy collection of names, numbers and email addresses.

HiBye sets itself apart with its timer function. When adding a temporary contact to your list, simply set a timer for however long you like. Then, when the life span of the contact is about to run out, the timer will alert you, allowing you to choose to delete the contact permanently, extend its life span or save it to your archive. Placing your contact in the archive will clear it from your main contact list, but will allow it to be restored with a simple click if needed again later on.

On the main screen, users will find a list of all their entered contacts under the appropriately named ‘Contacts’ tab. The upper right corner features a ‘+’ icon that allows you to add a new contact to your list, while the Search bar obviously allows you to look for a specific contact. And, when entering a new contact, jotting down a note to remind you exactly why that person made it to your list in the first place will surely come in handy in the future when you just can’t remember who they are.

The ‘Settings’ button in the top left is where users can go to determine their timer count and categories. Adjust the life of your default contact timer and decide whether you want an alert before deletion or to have the contact automatically saved to the archive. This default setting will then be applied to all new contacts unless otherwise assigned. Users can also create eight distinct categories of their own choosing as a way to organize contacts even further.

The ‘TimeOut’ tab is where users will be able to find those contacts that are about to expire and determine their future. The ‘Archive’ tab, as the name clearly implies, is where users will find all the contacts that have expired but saved to HiBye’s memory. And, the ‘Help’ tab provides a list of frequently asked questions and clarifying instructions for those who need a refresher on how to use certain aspects of HiBye.

While iPod Touch users who are willing to input the contact information manually into a separate device can use HiBye effectively, HiBye ideally suits the iPhone user best because they will not need to juggle two devices to maximize the app’s usefulness.

Conveniently, all your temporary contacts will be saved to you iPhone’s regular contact list as well. The temporary contacts will synchronize with your devices and any contact manager you use to sync with your device, including your computer, MobileMe, and Google Contacts. With such versatility, HiBye truly accommodates even the least experienced user, making their info-juggling days a thing of the past.